Myelofibrosis Remains Tough to Treat, But New Drugs Are Paving the Way
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Listen as Gabriela Hobbs, MD, clinical director of the leukemia atMass General, talks with Bob Figlin, MD, the Steven Spielberg Family Chair in Hematology Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer in Los Angeles, about the latest progress in the treatment of myelofibrosisand how she both assesses new patients and plans their treatment. New agents, including JAK2 inhibitors,are not curative but can have substantial effects on patients and open up further treatment options. Dr. Hobbs also talks about new drug classes on the horizon and what to expect at the upcoming ASH meeting.
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